CLASS IX ENGLISH WORKSHEET 2 (May 23)
TOPIC – DETERMINERS
Q.1 Fill in the blanks with appropriate determiners.
1. Meg used _______ sketch pens to complete her project. (a. this, b. that, c. these)
2. I had _______ rice today. (a. all, b. enough, c. the)
3. The book belongs to _______. (a. its, b. her, c. hers)
4. Sam stood _______ in the class. (a. first, b. one, c. two)
5. ________ students were called to the principal’s office. (a. any, b. one, c. some)
6. Do you know ________ scarf is this? (a. whose, b. what, c. their)
7. ________ Qutub Minar belongs to the Sultanate Period of India. (a. a, b. an, c. the)
8. ______ box of chocolates belongs to Rachael. (a. these, b. those, c. that)
9. Is there any _______ food left in the fridge? (a. many, b. any, c. none)
10. Freya got _____ beautiful souvenir from Paris. (a. the, b. an, c. a)
Q.2. Complete the passage by filling the blanks with appropriate determiners by choosing
the correct option.
President Abdul Kalam was born in (1) ________ middle class Tamil family in (2) _______
island town of Rameswaram in (3) _________ erstwhile Madras state. (4) ________ father
Jainulabdeen, had neither (5) ________ formal education nor (6) _________ wealth.
Despite these disadvantages, Abdul Kalam possessed great wisdom.
1. (a) a (b) an (c) the (d) some
2. (a) a (b) an (c) the (d) many
3. (a) a (b) an (c) the (d) much
4. (a) Her (b) His (c) The (d) An
5. (a) any (b) an (c) the (d) Many
6. (a) some (b) few (c) a few (d) any
Q.3 In the following passages, there are certain errors of determiners. Spot the error and
write it down along with the corrected one in the box space given below.
A. PASSAGE INCORRECT CORRECT
WORD WORD
1. I don’t know how much chairs
2. were arranged in the row. I had
3. a few idea about the seating arrangement in
4. a hall. The stage boys had displayed
5. the map of India in connection with
6. the group song. We thought
7. any invitees would come to attend
8. a show. We weren’t happy to see
9. few turnout.
10. Any of them had brought the invitation card
Sent to them.
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B. PASSAGE INCORRECT CORRECT
WORD WORD
1. Dolphins are small-toothed whales. Any people
2. think that those slim and smooth-skinned
mammals
3. are as we are. Since an ancient times, there has
4. been the special friendship between humans
5. and this playful animals. Moreover, there are
6. much stories of dolphins saving the drowning
sailors.
Q.4 Read the passage and fill in the blanks with appropriate determiners.
BON APPETIT – WITH FLOWERS
Flowers are not only beautiful and fragrant; they are often also edible. Indians have always
relished eating flowers and (1) _______ (some / one) of the delicacies of Bengali cuisine is
fritters made of pumpkin flowers. (2) _________ (one / another) flower widely eaten in the
north-east is the banana flower which is made into a number of dishes.
Today, eating flowers is catching on in big way. Apart from the cauliflower and broccoli, there
are (3) _________ (various / some) other edible flowers too. In (4) ________ (any / some)
western countries, crystallised flowers are used as decoration for cakes and puddings. Lavender
flowers have (5) ______ (much / many) uses. They are used for making lavender water as well
as in custards and ice creams. (6) _________ (many / any) herbs like rosemary, thyme, and
basil are used for garnishing and flavour.
